{"id":104463,"date":"2023-05-20T01:58:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T01:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/20\/he-was-a-phenomenal-dancer\/"},"modified":"2023-05-20T01:58:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T01:58:59","slug":"he-was-a-phenomenal-dancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/20\/he-was-a-phenomenal-dancer\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;He Was A Phenomenal Dancer&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n                                <!--  --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/daniel-penny-surrenders-police-jordan-neely\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jordan Neely<\/strong><\/a> was laid to relaxation on the Mount Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem, and mourners remembered him as being an \u201camazing, phenomenal dancer\u2026 a reflection of Michael Jackson.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old was choked to dying by <a href=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/fundraiser-daniel-pennys-raises-2-million-dollars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Penny<\/a> on an NYC subway on May 1, authorities say. Police have since charged Penny with manslaughter in Neely\u2019s dying.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Jordan Neely Remembered As \u201cPhenomenal\u201d Dancer: \u201cA Reflection Of MJ,\u201d Friends Say<\/h3>\n<p>Mourners remembered Neely\u2019s spot-on <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/05\/19\/funeral-mourners-remember-jordan-neely-as-a-gifted-dancer-who-fell-on-hard-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Jackson impersonation<\/a>, the <em>New York Post<\/em> stories. A childhood buddy of Neely\u2019s, Rocco Polanco, even shared his ideas.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cJordan was an amazing dancer \u2014 phenomenal. He was a reflection of Michael Jackson \u2014 he had every move down pat, and even had the same facial structure.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Neely Uplifted Friends With Impeccable MJ-Impersonation After King Of Pop Died Back In 2009<\/h3>\n<p>Noel McDonald stated he didn\u2019t know Neely\u2019s household however felt he needed to pay his final respects, in accordance with <em>The Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThat brother in there was talented,\u201d McDonald instructed <em>The Post<\/em>. \u201cHe was gifted. And sure he was homeless \u2014 he was homeless because he was carrying mental pain from his mother\u2019s murder,\u201d McDonald stated in reference to Neely\u2019s mom\u2019s homicide again in 2007.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, Polanco stated the 2 often frolicked collectively close to Harlem\u2019s notorious Apollo Theater, the outlet stories.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Neely was the one to uplift their group of mates together with his impersonation after Michael Jackson handed again in 2009.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHe made us all feel good when Michael Jackson died,\u201d Polanco stated. \u201cPeople came to Times Square just to see [Jordan].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Rev. Al Sharpton Gives Eulogy At Neely\u2019s Funeral, Slams Penny For Vigilantism<\/h3>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.68.1 --><\/p>\n<p><em>ABC 7<\/em> stories Rev. Al Sharpton gave <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/jordan-neely-chokehold-death-funeral-al-sharpton\/13268716\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a strong eulogy<\/a> at Neely\u2019s funeral. He slammed Penny for what he referred to as vigilantism, in accordance with the outlet.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"Ekqk yuUa lqtk TjIX aGjv\">\u201cA good Samaritan helps those in trouble, they don\u2019t choke them out,\u201d he defined.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At the top of my eulogy, these gathered start chanting for Jordan Neely. No Justice, No Peace.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JordanNeely?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#JordanNeely<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JtTheCr8Guru?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@JtTheCr8Guru<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JvLO7cKmnd\">pic.twitter.com\/JvLO7cKmnd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRevAl\/status\/1659648000908468224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Chokehold And Aftermath: Death Of Jordan Neely<\/h3>\n<p>The metropolis health worker dominated Neely\u2019s dying a murder. He died from \u201ccompression of neck (chokehold),\u201d it discovered.<\/p>\n<p>However, Daniel Penny\u2019s protection group claims he wasn\u2019t making an attempt to kill Neely when he grabbed him, solely making an attempt to guard himself and different passengers from an irate homeless man.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Neely\u2019s household desires Penny to be tried for homicide in his dying and never manslaughter.<\/p>\n<p>Penny stays free on $100,000 bail.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/fundraiser-daniel-pennys-raises-2-million-dollars\/?_gl=1*xyweps*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjI2MDQyMzI4LjE2ODQ1Mjg2NDI.*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY4NDUyODY0MS4xLjAuMTY4NDUyODY0MS4wLjAuMA..\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoFundMe for Penny<\/a> has already raised practically $2 million for authorized charges, as reported by <em><strong>The Shade Room<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><br \/>\n                                <!--  -->\n                            <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');<\/p>\n<p> fbq('init', '1743561565887263'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Jordan Neely was laid to relaxation on the Mount Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem, and mourners remembered him as being an \u201camazing, phenomenal dancer\u2026 a reflection of Michael Jackson.\u201d The 30-year-old was choked to dying by Daniel Penny on an NYC subway on May 1, authorities say. 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